Nigel Farage, who has been a close ally of Donald Trump since his 2016 presidential election campaign, has offered his services to Lord Mandelson to act as a link to the president-elect

Lord Mandelson is set to call on Nigel Farage to help him win over Donald Trump’s administration. Britain’s new ambassador to the US is ready to engage with the Reform UK leader as part of efforts to persuade Mr Trump not to go to war with Britain on tariffs.

Nigel Farage has said he is willing to help incoming US ambassador Lord Mandelson negotiate with Donald Trump's administration.

UK’s ambassador to the US is tasked with persuading the president-elect not to go to war with Britain on tariffs

It says that Lord Mandelson - the UK's new ambassador to the US - is set to work with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to help him win over the incoming Trump administration. The paper says it will be part of efforts to persuade Trump not to "go to war with Britain on tariffs".

The new ambassador to the US is set to engage with the Reform UK leader in order to woo the President-elect - but some inside Labour are tearing themselves apart over it.

Labour is facing an internal split over Lord Mandelson's controversial plan to work with Nigel Farage in building relations with Donald Trump. The Telegraph revealed that Mandelson, recently appointed as ambassador to the US,